I wonder what those people with political bumper stickers, those people with signs in their yards, and those standing on the street waving political signs must think of me. They are advising me, a complete stranger, to vote the way they are planning to vote.

Why in the world would any sane person make a decision to vote the way those strangers are going to vote, just because they advertise on their car, lawn, or on a picket-like sign?

I do not know how responsible they are, what their educational background is, how thoroughly they researched the various candidates’ positions, nor what their motives are for voting they way they plan to vote, yet they want one to trust their judgment and vote as they will vote.

They are insulting people’s intelligence.

Thomas Markley

Bellevue

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